ArabianBusiness.com - NewsArabianBusiness.com - Business and Industry News coverage of the Middle East including Stock Markets, Events, Video and Audio.Roads campaign results in 'huge drop' in offences- September 17, 2008 Transport chiefs hail success of phase 1 of safety initiative in Dubai.http://www.arabianbusiness.com/531329-roads-campaign-results-in-huge-drop-in-offences Bahrain sets mobile phone licence deadline- September 17, 2008 Companies have until Nov 13 to bid to become Gulf state's third telecoms operator.http://www.arabianbusiness.com/531326-bahrain-sets-mobile-phone-licence-deadline Shell - seven decades in KSA- September 17, 2008 Shell has been active in Saudi Arabia since the 1940s and has invested over US$7 billion with its partners in petrochemicals, refining and other downstream business ventures.http://www.arabianbusiness.com/531206-shell---seven-decades-in-ksa UAE nationals bank on diploma deal- September 17, 2008 HSBC and the National Institute for Vocational Education (NIVE) have signed a deal giving 100 Emirati students the opportunity to study for a national diploma in banking and finance.http://www.arabianbusiness.com/531117-uae-nationals-bank-on-diploma-deal Teachers to spell out environmental awareness- September 17, 2008 The new module of the Enviro-spellathon, an online programme educating students on envionmental issues, hopes to attract younger pupils with updated, interactive activities.http://www.arabianbusiness.com/531118-teachers-to-spell-out-environmental-awareness Weatherford in the Kingdom- September 17, 2008 Weatherford has operated in Saudi Arabia for a long time, through an unbrella of its three main divisions: The Contract Drilling Rigs division, which has been operational for 15 years; Traditional Product and Services Lines, which operates under a joint venture (JV) with the Al-Rushaid Group since 1979; and finally the Non-Traditional Products and Service Lines, under a Weatherford Branch company and several agency agreements.http://www.arabianbusiness.com/531209-weatherford-in-the-kingdom Schlumberger in KSA- September 17, 2008 In 2006, oil and gas service provider Schlumberger celebrated their sixty-fifth anniversary of the first wireline logging operation in Saudi Arabia.http://www.arabianbusiness.com/531214-schlumberger-in-ksa UAE deputy PM orders help for blaze victims- September 17, 2008 Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan takes action after families made homeless.http://www.arabianbusiness.com/531323-uae-deputy-pm-orders-help-for-blaze-victims Egypt bourse plunges over 4% with world markets- September 17, 2008 Financial stocks hard hit as foreign institutions and retail investors head for the door.http://www.arabianbusiness.com/531298-egypt-bourse-plunges-over-4-with-world-markets UAE says GDP growth slows to 5.2% in 2007- September 17, 2008 Economy now $198.7bn or about 20% smaller than Ireland's, says economy ministry.http://www.arabianbusiness.com/531295-uae-says-gdp-grew-52-in-2007 |